DALLAS (AP) — The county that’s home to Houston has asked a state court to order safeguards and fine the owner of a chemical plant that partially exploded during Hurricane Harvey. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the Harris...
Read MorePROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island company that has supplied many of the pens used by President Donald Trump and his predecessors to sign executive orders has been sold. WPRI-TV reports that A.T. Cross Co. was sold to the...
Read MoreSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico could face more than a decade of further economic stagnation and a steep drop in population as a result of Hurricane Maria, experts said on Thursday. The stark estimates were presented to...
Read MoreCAYCE, S.C. (AP) — With customers angry that they’re still paying for a defunct multibillion-dollar nuclear reactor project, a co-owner of the South Carolina plant says it now wants to cut power rates and offer other...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term mortgage rates rose this week to the highest level in months. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac says the rate on benchmark 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages hit 3.95 percent, up from 3.90 percent last week and...
Read MoreWhile the broader stock market has been steadily racking up gains and posting new highs, companies that own real estate have been lagging, with some notable exceptions. Losses by struggling mall and shopping center owners have...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on House consideration of the tax overhaul (all times local): 11:35 a.m. President Donald Trump has arrived at the Capitol to encourage House Republicans who are about to push a $1.5 trillion tax...
Read MoreThe latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Strong earnings from Wal-Mart Stores, Cisco Systems and other companies are driving U.S. stocks higher on Wall Street. The solid gains in midday...
Read MoreStrong quarterly earnings from Wal-Mart Stores, Cisco Systems and other companies drove U.S. stocks higher in morning trading Thursday as the market bounced back from a modest decline a day earlier. Technology companies,...
Read MoreBudgets and holidays don’t always go hand in hand. Putting gifts on a credit card can be tempting, but interest charges might sour your spirit and you might be drawn to credit card promotions with enticing offers such as...
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